Boston Marathon Bombing (2013) As a Case Study and Possible Insight...
By: Or Shalom, HLS expert
A decade has gone by since the Boston marathon bombing, and there is much insight that can be learnt by...
The Robot That will Help Secure Data Centers
Robotic systems are replacing human teams in various security missions. Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are becoming an increasingly popular choice for companies that want...
Interconnectivity – Even In Security
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is made up of interconnected sensors and devices networked with computers. Alongside consumer devices like smartwatches etc, many...
Video Surveillance Camera that Operates in Hazardous Environments
Electronic equipment such as network cameras that are installed in hazardous environments may be at risk of igniting vapors, gases, dust or fibers in...
Machine Learning will Boost Airport Security
Conducting airport security missions can be a complex task, which sometimes results in more than a few missed threats. Now, machine learning might help...
First US City to Employ Body Scanners at Metro
Growing terrorist threats to transportation systems around the world and the possibility of a massive attack have brought about an increase in security measures...
Invisio’s Earpieces Will Save The Euros
Invisio, a Swedish headset manufacturer, will be providing high-tech headsets to French security forces for the Euro 2016 football championship this summer. Invisio already...
Israel’s New Unmanned Patrol Boat
The Katana is Israel's new unmanned combat marine system, capable of supporting a wide variety of homeland security applications: Harbor security; patrols along coasts,...
DJI Drone Cybersecurity – Under Suspicion
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an Android app that powers the Chinese DJI drone could help the Chinese government scoop up reams of information. However, there’s...
Maybe, by chance, you have that critical image
Desperate for clues in the wake of the Boston bombings, law enforcement officials in the U.S asked the public to deluge them with videos...
Counter-Drone Technology Ready for Paris Olympics in 2024
France has been testing an anti-drone laser system for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The French Directorate General of Armaments demonstrated the destruction of a...
Securing Critical Infrastructures with Laser Radar Sensors
Yaacov Frucht Ph.D
The circle of threats to gas platforms, critical infrastructure, air and sea ports and borders has expanded in recent years.
Two of the...
Detector Can Identify Explosives Used in the Brussels Terror Attack
A non-radioactive, hand-held explosive threat detector, now has the additional capability to detect and identify TATP (Triacetone Triperoxide). This was the explosive substance used...
Register Now! INNOTECH 2021 Cyber, HLS and Innovation Conference & Exhibition
iHLS is proud to present the international Homeland Security Technologies, Cyber, and Innovation Conference and Exhibition: INNOTECH 2021.
iHLS is celebrating the return to normal...
Drone Parachute Manufactured from Unexpected Materials
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) currently doesn’t allow small (less than 55 pounds) commercial unmanned aircraft flights over people for fear the craft...
UK Border Guards “Powerless” To Stop Returning Jihadists
According to an anonymous whistleblower, British border guards are “virtually powerless to stop and detain” returning jihadists fighters, Britain’s Telegraph reports.
UK Border Force officers...
Thousands Of Industrial Energy Systems Vulnerable To Hacking
The US Department of Homeland security has issued a warning the thousands of industrial energy systems can be remotely hacked. These internet-connected systems rely...
Beirut Port Explosion Turns Focus to Port Security Tech
In the wake of the explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in massive blasts in Beirut’s main port, killing at least 100 people...
Meet the Giant Lobster Robot that Will Save Your Life
Meet the Crabster CR200 – one of the world's largets autonomous underwater robots, 2.4 meters long and shaped like a giant lobster * The...
100 Million Americans could lose power in major Sun storm
Internal document says FEMA unsure of damage to grid from magnetic storm
Millions of Americans face catastrophic loss of electrical power during a future magnetic...
Smarter, Safer Trains
At the beginning of October Siemens introduced RailFusion - a software designed to make our trains infrastructures safer and more efficient.
This new software, already at...
Counter-Drone Technology Market Nears $2 Billion Amid Rising Demand
DroneShield was originally founded around a small scientific initiative - a laser system for detecting and neutralizing mosquitoes - but operational realities in recent...
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A Smart Bandage Can Use Engineered Cells to Speed Up Healing
Chronic wounds remain one of the more difficult problems in regenerative medicine. In many cases, the body fails to maintain the immune and signaling...
